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OF whom ~ are new Senators ana 10
arc old ones, two Of the new ones serv-
ing uncXpircd terms.
Now, the bill of all others in which
tho farmers were most deeply intercstcd
and which they desired TO have passed
most was that cnlarging the board OF
agriculture and rcorganHing the agricul-
tural department. This the Senate post
poncd, by vote OF 81 to Ii, OH the
Himsy pretcXt, as voiced by Senator
Youmnns, that they ''wantcd more time
to investigate this important matter. !"
The April Convention had demanded it.
The November Convention had demand
ed it. The matter has been thoroughly
discussed for n year or more in the
press, and charges Of oXtraynGancc and
of incompetence, or neglect OF duty on
the part Of tho board, proven. But these
Senatorial lawmakers alone needed
''more time to investigate" Wen, VIC
hope they will improve the two years
eleven Of them have got before the next
election to study the matter and be pre-
pared to give good reasons for their
votes whom asked. If, indeed, your re-
porter be correct III saying tie "Agrl-
cultural Senators were influenced by Il
determination not to submit to Tillman
dictation," it will be pitiful excuse for
having refused to comply with the
wishes of tho farmers of the State; and
an acknowledgment Of having allowed
personal motives to govern their action
rather than desire to lcgislatc for the
public good. No member Of thc Gen
oral Assembly, either Senator or Repre-
sentative, can truthfully say that | was
either obtrusivc or dictatorinl in pre-
senting TO them the measures asked by
the two Farmers Conventions, and it will
be left to the farmers all over tho State
to resent in proper way the imputation
that Tillman alone constitutes the
Farmers movement"
But if the agricultural Senators re-
*cnted "Tillman dictation," what infiu.
enccd the other Senators? [ will now
proceed to show that the farmers in the
Senate are not alone to blame for de-
ferring this bill. My old friends, the
lawyers, took advantage of the fuss
kicked up by Mcssrs. loumans and
Wofford TO plant sly dagger in Til
mans side and slap their agricultural
constituents who have joined the farm
crs' movement in the face. This is
shown by the vote, as follows:
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n Fearful Railroad Accident.

a dreadful accident ocoorred naar
Ilflin, Ohio, at four o'clock on Tuesdav
morning. The fast train on the BaItt.
moro and Ohio Railrood, which lett
Now York about 8 O'clock Monday fo,.
Chicago, with five coaches and fon,
sloepers, oil vol filed with passenoers
colilded with al eastern bound freioht
train.
Tho fast train was about fiftv minute,
llto and was running at the rate of sixtv
miles an hour. Passing Republic. n
small station, like flash, 1T rushed along
10 curve one mile west Of that town
when suddenly the engineer saw the
irel8ht tram under full headway within
ono hundred yards Of him. He at once,
apphcd the brakes and reversed the on.
6lhe' but 1t did no good, and the next
instant the crash came, telescopin1 the.
coaches and piling them up on each
other. 10 add consternation to the
horrible sceno fire broke ont in the
smoking carand soon spread to the other
cars. Many were killed outright, while
others, wcdged in among the broken
cars, were slowly consumed by the
flames. UO
The accident was due to q misundar
standing Of train orders. Another state.
! lnent Is that tho engineer of the freiobt
tram was drunk. The whole nunbeS of
passengers was IS. The number of KILLED
was ~, with many wounded. - -~1>'"
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melted away, and only disorganized
stragglers We're coming back pursued by
moderate fire. Just then WilcoX's
brigade passed by us, moving to Picketts
support. There was no longer anything
to support, and with the keencst pity at
the useless waste of life saw them adj
vance. The men, as thoy passed us,
looked bcwildered, as if they wondered
what they were expected to do, or why
they were there They were soon, how
ever, halted and moved back"
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VOL. XVI.
A LETTER FROM CAPT. TIIL,IAN.

He Gives His Views on Certain Things
Done by the Legislature ut the Recent
Session.
To the Editor of the News and Couri-
or: Your editorial in the The News and
Courier of December "a, headed "Thc
same Old Trouble" is in tho main just
and appropriate, but at the same time it
is misleading. For instance, speaking
of the bills omanating from tho Farmers
Convention, and which have been either
postponed, amended out of all shape or
slaughtered outright in the Senate, you
say:
"Who is responsible we need not say.
The Senators will be prepared, of course,
to explain their action to their con-
stituents when the proper time comes,
and they will doubtless be given the op-
portunity, But whatever their reason,
good or bad the fact remains that the
quarrel of the farmers, if the have any,
is with their own representatives.. The
non-aericultural members of the General
Assembly have been willing and ready,
as they have abundantly shown, to grant
every request and adopt every plan
which the farmers should agree upon for
tho advancement of their peculiar inter
est, and to give to them the control of
their peculiar affairs. Tho failure is
chargeablo to tho mon whom they have
selected and ele cted to carry out their
plans, and the settlement must be had
with those who arc responsible for the
failure"
You may rest assured that they will
be "givcn tho opportunity to explain"
and that "settlement will be had" with
somo Of them when again the farmers
get q chance. If the '.farmerS' move
mont," which has created such stir
among the people, is really demand Of
the masses for reform and tic correc-
ton of abuses, and on expression of u
desire to see our rights as farmers re-
spectcd, it will continue to grow and
spread, rather than dwindlo and die, and
will have much to do with shaping the
future policy and politics of this State.
But let that be as it may. ] only set
out to show you that, while correct as to
the House, your editorial is calculated to
mislcad when you say the farmers in the
Senate arc alone to blame.
nd in order to make this clear [ will
show the complexion OF our present Sen
ate as regards occupation. 1t is com.
DOSc1 rs follows.
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Total. -. $129, ,22G,0OO S66,9l2, ,O0c

The development Of iron manufactures
employs the bulk of this new capital.
Other interests as well as iron, however,
are being rapidly developed. Included
IN the list of new enterprises organized
IN the South during 1886 were: 2S iron
furnaces, 30 ice factories, GS foundrics
and machine shops, man y of them of
large size; l Besscmer steel rail mill, 2G
miscellaneous iron works, including iron
pipe works, bridge and bolt works, etc.
. stove foundries, "a gas works, "a cleo
trio light companies, II agricultural I'M
plement factories, Ia mining and quar-
rrying enterprises, 1G carriage and wagon
factories, 8 cotton mills, % furniture
factories, 40 water-worls, 81 tobacco
factories, so flour mills, 44S lumber
mills, (not counting small portable saw
mills, including saw and planning mills,
sash and door factories, Stavc, handle,
shingle, hub and spoke, shuttle-bocls
factories, ETC.; in addition to which there
was large number Of miscellaneous en-.
terprises. One Of the most gratifying
features of tho South's industrial
progress, says the Manufacturers re
cord, is wide diversity OF new indus
tries that are developing al through tina
section
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total Il, of whom eleven arc LAWYERS,
six are farmers, two are doctors, one is y
preacher and one is merchant.
This looks very much like the coli
garchy of lawyers" " of whom I have
spoken so often heretofore, did it? #
looks very much like the non-aQricnl-
tural members of the Senate, Mt all
events, are willing to smccr at aud spit
upon farmers efforts to obtain Control
OF our peculiar affairs" If thesix farm.
or Senators controlled the fifteen non.
agricultural Senators in their action. It
is the first instance on record of an apri-
cultural tail wagging tho legal dog. II
the farmers whose votes sent these men
to tho Senate have any self-respoct; ii
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Thomas Stevens, who is making a tonr
OF the world on bicycle, and who a few
DAYS ago was supposed to be lost some,
Whoro IN China, has been heard from et
hong Kong. He reports some nretty,
[1ougn re- e experiences, and expects soon to
one f, OF the finest and biggest nuggets,
Of gold ever found in CaIiforn;a1 eS.' @
exhibition in San Francisco. "a "a oa
large as an ordinary derby hat an5 I
"elghs thirty five ponnds troy r. s -
gold. ~ = "oSA PaFe
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Michael Davitt has travelled over ten
thousand miles, delivered forty weight
speeches, and been married, all in q
period Of less than ten weeks.
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'"The Lost Chord"--The wood missed
from your pile overnight.
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ANOTHER HAPPY JEIIV.


The village Of Redding, Conn.,, is
greatly excited over the clopemcnt Of
Miss Eunice Hill, daughter Of the most
prominent and wealthy citizen Of the
place, with her fathers cOacbman, Fred
crlck Hicks. Hicks is twcnty-sevcn
years old and is said to be n very dis
agreeable looking. young fellow. 1t
appears that Hicks had been in the en-
ploy OF MIR. Hill for about ten months
during which time Miss Hill fell desper-
ately Ill love with him. The young lady,
who IS accomplished in every way, of
faultleSs form and very beautiful, was
not only the belle of the village, but of
oil the neIghboring towns. She taught
class IN Sunday school in her fathers
church and bad many admirers. Some
months ago the conduct of Miss Hill
and the coachman caused much yillane
! gossip and 1t finally reached the fathers
cars. He was highly indignant and
threatened to kick his coachman from
his premises. But Miss Eunicc begged
him not to, as it would create n sensu-
ton, and she finally succeeded in having
the servant retained. Recently Hicks'S
conduct toward Miss Hill was SO obiec-
tionablo that the girls father said he
must go.
Tho coachman secured situation in n
livery stable but kept up communica-
ton with Miss Hill. Last week he came
to Mr.. Hills residence and begged that
gentleman to take him back into his SER
vice. This Mr.. Hill refused to do.
While the two men were in conversation
Miss Eunicc quietly stole out of the
house and got into her lovers carriage,
ns per arrangement. The couple drove
ut once to Brcwstcr's, Il nCighboring vii
iagc, where they were married without
delay The father of the girl is greatly
enragcd over the affair.
Another "mammoth cave is reported,
this time in Missouri The first cxplora-
tlon was only partial one, but took in
several chambers and was prosecuted for
a distance Of quarter of mile, and still
other chambers and labyrinths Of pass,
ages lay beyond in several directions.
The scenery is reported to be indcsrib,
ably beautiful, the abundant stalactitcs
and staglamites assuming all sorts of fan
tastic shapes.
| 't"Tha net Ghor1n-- Tho WOOL ,,,:,a,.,
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All "pprehcnsions touching the safety
OF stoves using gasoline for fuel arc sci
at rest 6y the improvements observable
III the Front Vnpor Stove For furthe,
particulars, See advertisement.
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he Gives His Views on Certain Things
Done by the Legislature ut the Recent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-08
CHAPTER XIV.

Meanwhile, Tad. possessed by one
dominant thought, which had flashed
across his mind at Mr.. Masou's men,
ton Of the loss of his wife's fur-lined
circular. was speeding through the
half darkness up the street in the di-
rcction OF Potter's.
For, an hour or so before, wkilo
walking the hotel piazza, pending the
arrival Of tho stage. Tad's eyes,
which, generally speaking. were every
where, happened to glance through
one Of the long windows into the
dingy apartments digniiicd by tho name
Of Ladies' Parlor." where. rather to
his surprise. he noticed richly attircd
lady. with vail before her face, sitting
on the worn, hair-cloth sofa. Guests
were not common at Potter's-par-
ticulogly wcll-drcssed ladics-and Tad.
secretly marveiing, gave this one more
particular attention As he walked to aud
fro. One thing struck him as being
rather peculiar. which was that de-
spite tho warmth Of the July evonin2,
the stranger wore over her other ap-
parel long silk circular. very similar
to the one which hal played so impor-
tant a part In his own exodus from the
city, even to the fur lining, Of which
he caught a tiny glimpse.
Joe Whitney had Joined him in his
walk, aud. noticing the direction Of his
gaze. had whispered confdentially;
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a CITY CoUaTSHlP.

Tie proper ri1oo for CO urt'rg,
Ly the story lool1s' reporting
Il some lane or lEc-doW pathway out OF sight
OF town,
with tho sweetness blow ne over
From the Held OF bean. AMI cover
And The slylark dropping Westward Us the sun
goSs Gowa.
But I've met my iliilo Sally
A. the mouth OF D.gwsoa's AIey,
A we walked aluns together towards the Dome
Of -. raurs
hid the Jos ling crowd thnt passes
'No1ta the ginring lamps and ga.es
And the shouting OF the driytcS, md the news
boys Gala
And tbs lily OF the valley
That gave my little Sally
Was the faded punny bouquet that a flower girl
sells;
She has never seen on, rowing,
aud IL 3 easy 10 b. showing.
For It's birthplace h IA Drc.mland ihars DO
yond low Bells
Chi IL pains me in our wal'sing-
MI the oaths Gad shams nj talking
Aad tie folks that brush her pass ng. and the
glances boldi
But though CVi things may touch her,
TbCy can never hurt or smirch her.
For she turns he DAT 10 swCstn,G,, rs a AoW or
the mold
Nav. It's not IN country pieces,
MID tire hClds and simple + :.
Out Of sight ami sound Uf evil, that pure heart
grows;
But its here IN Lordoa city,
In the n, and shamc. and pity;
For the puec heart draws is purenes3 from the
wrong IL knows.
When my Sclly's swcc ness found ne,
was like tie men around me,
was coarse, ani low, and selfish, as the beast
thnt dies;
Rut her grace began 20 win rac,
And ny heart was changed within me,
And learned 20 pray from gazing in r.y dar
ling eyes.
fret rict LOagl-ilgs, IN Loadoa Spectator
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seemed 10 impercept:bly grow longer
and swifter as she warmed up to her
work.
The sorrcl mare was going nearly
two miles To Brown Pete's one, at her
present rate of speed. Trembling with
excitement, Tad held his hat on with
one hand, while with the other he
chung to the rail of the buggy, as the
pines and hemlocks which bordered the
road seemed flying by like lightning.
"There they are" briefly said Mr..
Blossom, speaking for the first time
since they had started. Far ahead in
the moonlight rose Winslow's hill, be-
yond which lay Middleboro, about two
miles distant. Outlined against the
pale Iibbon-like road was black NOV
ing object, at the sight of which Tad s
heart gave a great throb of excitement.
Mr.. Blossom took the long, slender
whip from the socket and gently
touched the sOrrel mare heaving flank.
Whewl Tad began to wish lie was
safely back on Mr.. Potter's piazza.
Such going! The mare was making
such time rs she had never excelled
even at the Middle5oro trotting-park.
II n wheel should come Of
But now, as they gained rapidly up
on tie team in advance, it was evident
that the pursued had become aware of
pursuer. Up the long hill sped
Brown Pete. but the fleet strides of tie
sorrel mare followed with increasing
speed. Down the log iEcline-and
now the distant lights Of Middleboro
town were distinctly visible.
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Nouce is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make finel proof in support of his claim.
ana that said proof will be made before the
probate judge, at Medicine Lodge, ON .IuIv
D, 1887, viz: Norman +. Mercer. q No. 1924
LOT the = Sc "a, sc s-w "a zee 6, he
NV sec Z, twp - south, range II west.
He names the following witnesses To provo
his continuous residence upon ana cultivation
of said land, viz
Jones, Willis Utterback Wilson Utter
back. Walter Hood, all of Aetna, Barber coiIn-
ty, Kansas.
Also Mary E. Hood, q s No 1854, for the
= NV t, " s-w4 sec Ii, twp 81, range Is
She names the following Witnesses TO prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
John Davidson, J p Jones, Andrew Sullivan.
Norman FMercer, all of Aetna, Barber county,
kansos.
81 w. X. BROWNLEE. Register
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PUBLICATION NOTICES.


Land Office at Larned, Rans, May Il, 1897.
Notice ia hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his Intention
TO make final proof in suppo1 of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk OF the district court of Barber county,
Kansas, ut Medicine Lodge, Kansas. on July
10, 1887, viz: william Bisbcy, DIS l3724 for the
W n of s-w sec l, and q II Sc sec =, in twp
81. range 10 west
He names the following witnesses 20 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultfya-
ton OF said land. viz:
Preston Jones. John Davidson, Robert Shep-
ard, William Denton, all of Aetna postofiice.
Barber county, Kansas.
Lei w. X. BROwNIFF RoOiatar
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Land ONCE at Harmed, Kans. May IA. 1881

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make nnal proof in support of his claim
and tcat said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District court of Barber county,
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge. Kansas, on July
IL, 1887, viz: Benjamin F. Davis, ID. s. 1881
FOR the s-w of sec Is, twp 80 south, of
range - west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
ms continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
George Frisby, Ambres Baldock, Oscar
Ihrockmortou, John McFGddin, Gil of Lodi,
Barber couaty, Kansas,
&C W. X. bRowHLEE, Register
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al don't wish Co increase the general
np!easantncss," he observed. pok.ng
his head through thc door with a shaSt-
~ smile, "but I'm compelled TO re-
mark that the thief has also taken''-
mot my Roman gold bracelets.
John dear" interrupted his wife.
Slasping her hands in u tragic manner
--" don't say thatv'
81 Srieve To be obliged 10 say so. my
love- said Ir. Mason. with affected
pleasantly. "and also To add that not
only have your watch and chain been
stolen silently away, but the biggest
trunk seems to have been dCspoilrd Of
a dress or two, rs we'll ~ the fur-lincd
circular. which You roald insist upon
bringing. in spite Of my rcmonstrances.
whil,"--
"Hlcrc, Tad! Tad. como back here!
where are you goingr interrupted Miss
Smith. ~. mt the words "fur-lined cir
GUAR" Tad, selling his cap from the
table, boltcd from the room without
word. followed by Mr.. Mason. who
muttcrcd something about hunting up
the sheriff, while his wife, with hys-
tcric sob. sought her own apartment
for the purpose Of seeing whether she
had sustained any further loss.
Mr.. Athcrton rose 10 his feet with
suspicion in his eye, and the little
sachcl key. which no had previously
drawn from his pocket, in his hand.
lido not like the appearance
Of all this. y he said, in q tone Of severe
disp!casurc. That boys behavior,
from my FIRST encounter with him, NJ
the station in Philadelphia, to this last
--er-hasty cNit, has, To say the least,
hardly been above suspicion; and i
must say
"Bhat. sirr' wrathfully exclaimed
Miss Smith, not needing pacific Mrs.
Flagg's gentle twitch ut her dress
skirt. $50 you dare To insinuatc that
my--that Tad, who's ben under my
own eye ever scncc he come to Blk
p0rt-an' ahonestcr, stiddicr boy never
Hvcd-wouid"-
without mcanin' TO come into no
collision gently but firmly intcrposed
Captain Flagg, in persuasive tones,
San seein' we're all ncighbors an
frien's. supposin' we lay To an anchor
tor n spell, an see what comes Of it.
In my way Of thinkin'." continued the
Captain, beaming mildly upon Mr..
Athcrton, who, apparently little
ashamed Of his haste. had subsidized
again into his chair, "that there boy is
all Miss Smith says. an more, too, an
it's my belief that what's sot him of all
80 sudden is some Kind of clcw that
he's in n hurry to overhaul. What do
you think. Polly?"
Polly said that she kncIC IL was some
thing OF the sort, while Mrs. Flagr
murmured words Co the same effect.
No. rs there was nothing 10 do but
await events. Miss Smith swallowed
what she afterwards mentioned MS her
righteous Indignation" and took up
her knitting; Mr.. Athcrton controlled
his Impotence as best he could. and.
drawing paper from his pocket, be-
came seemingly absorbed in its con-
tents, though Tad was pcrpctually
scampering up and down its columns;
while the Flaggs converSed with each
other and Miss Smith in n confidential
undegtone, regarding the strange events
Of the day.
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thrown across the road. Mr.. Bios
som, whose thin, keen face did not
show the slightest trace of emotion, sat
bolt-upright on the buggy-seat. with
feet firmly braced. his short muscular
arms extended straight out before
him, as rigid as bars of steel from the
tautcncd rcins, which were wound in
one turn about each Of his small, ner-
vous hands.
Evidently Mr.. Blossom not only
knew how to drive but how to get all
possible speed out Of the sorrcl mare.
With her small ears laid back and her
nose pointing forward, the intelligent
animal seemed to understand that now,
II ever. her best efforts were required.
and her slim legs went measuring of
the riiles with long. steady strides that
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&c W. R. BRowSLEE. Register.
Land Office at Larned, Kans. May IL. 1881.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support of his claim.
ana mat SAID proof will be made before II. H.
Hardy, probate judge, at Medicine Lodge,
kansas, on July IL. 1887, viz: Adolphus J.
NJ. Bostwick, ID. 5. 1856. for the sc u s-w a
and s-w Sc y sec -, twp 30 south, of ranse
L. west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuItiva-
ton of said land, viz:
George Cornue, d L Pierce, Timothy Jsnes,
james York, all of Sun City. Kansas
&c w. X. BROwNLEE, Register.
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Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make FINAL proof in support Of his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk OF the district court I'm and for Barfer
county, Kansas. at Medicine Lodge, on June
%, 1887, viz: James II. Davis, for the g X no
I, NV ne I sec %. and s-w sch sec %. twp
81 south, range IA west.
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and c1,Itiyotion
of said land viz; A'oH
VIM Nichols, William p Lacy. John r.
Office, Barber county, Kansas -
A. W. r. BROwNLEE Register
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Land ONCE at Larned Kans. Mavk lSs7

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has hled notice of his intention
10 make maj proof IN support of his claim, and
tnat said proof viii be made before the Clerk
OF the District Court, of Barber county at
Meoiclne Lodge, Kansas. on July IL, 1897 viz:
Joseph W. Surby, for the lot 4. sec 81, twp g.
range IL, aud lot /, e NV \ sec 8, twp 30.
range IL. ~ ~
He names the following witnesses TO prove
of said land, viz:
w Fowler, Daniel MeKeever, John w Nc
heever. Richard McKeever, all of Medicine
16c w. r. DROKNLEE. Repiater.